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AUSTIN STANDARDS

FOR

RAILWAY BUILDINGS

Completed on Time

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AUSTIN METHOD

Results, Not Excuses"

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Fabricated Steel for more than 2 miles
of building is the normal Austin Stock
carried at strategic points in the east

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Typical Austin
Progress

On Saturday, March 16, a
contract was signed for a com-
plete building on the property of
The National Cash Register Co.
of Dayton, Ohio. March 20
shows foundations well under

March 30

The steel is up. one-third of

the roof completed, brick work

under way.

April 23

1 1 lienor is practically com-
plet ed, including heating,
plumbing, wiring, toilets, and
sprinkler system.

Painting is finished and some
machinery already moved in.

Finished in
30 working-days

omplete unit containing
58,000 square feet of floor
and with architectural features
to conform to other buildings
of the National Ca^h R<
Company, was accepted at the
end of thirty working dayv

Austin Standard
Railway Building Units

An explanation with descriptions, cross-
sections and illustrations, showing the
application of Austin Standard Units
to Typical Railroad Buildings

Austin Building

service

A description of the engineering,
purchasing and construction facilities
for the complete erection of Railroad
Structures in remarkably quick time

MAY, 1918

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The Austin Company

ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS
CLEVELAND 16112 Euclid Avenue

Eddy 4500

NEW YORK 217 Broadway Barclay 8886 CHICAGO 437 Peoples Gas Bldg.

PHILADELPHIA 1026 Bulletin BIdg. Spruce 1291 DETROIT 1430 Penobscot Bldg. Cherry 4466

WASHINGTON 1313 H Street N. W. Franklin 6420 PITTSBURGH 493 Union Arcade Grant 6071

INDIANAPOLIS 717 Merchants* Bank BIdg. Main 6428

Export Representative: The American Steel Export Co.
Woolworth Building, New York

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AUSTIN METHOD

The Austin Trade Mark

HP HE frequent display of the
Austin trade-mark in advertis-
ing and on buildings under con-
struction has made it the subject
of much comment— often jocular
comment. One correspondent
dubbed it "the bow-legged crypto-
gram." In the interest of brevity
the Austin men have come to
know it as "the pretzel." It is
really a combination of the initials
"A" and "M" an abbreviation of
'Austin Method." By whatever
name it is called, it is recognized
from coast to coast as standing for

Quality in Quick Time
at Low Cost

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The Austin Method

Standardized plans, backed by stocks of materials and a

speedy and experienced construction organization

are meeting present day needs

HpHE cumulative evidence collected by the Austin Company during its
1 forty years' experience in the building fields has resulted in a series of
Austin Standard Factory Buildings which have been duplicated many times
and are in service at various points from Maine to California. The prompt-
ness with which these standards have been erected has led to the slogan,
"Want action? — wire Austin. "

In the railway field, the same engineers who co-operated to establish
standards for rails, bridges and equipment, are now adopting the idea of
standardized buildings.

Working with the designing and engineering departments of many
of the leading railroads, the Austin Company has developed a series of
Railway Buildings including warehouses, freight stations and repair-
shops, which apply Austin standard units of construction.

Remarkably quick construction of these standards is possible
because most of the work is done before the order is received. Plans are
standardized and ready. Specifications are prepared and basic costs
figured. Structural steel is ready fabricated and other materials are in
stock or easily obtained in the standard sizes used.

The plans illustrated in this booklet are basic standards which are
capable of adaptation to individual requirements. For instance, any
Austin Standard building is capable of expansion in width or length in
standard multiples, and the height may be varied at will.

In fact the Austin organization is prepared to furnish any industrial
type of structure built of steel, concrete, brick and wood, and to guarantee
satisfactory completion on time.

Eight district organizations are ready at all times to render prompt
and efficient designing, estimating and construction service. Many times
the co-operation of Austin engineers with the designing department of the
railway will result in slight changes which do not effect the building itself
but which will allow the use of standard units which will reduce both time
and cost.

The Austin Company is prepared to work on a lump sum or a per-
centage basis contract, and is ready with plenty of men, materials
and equipment for high speed service.

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ection / Inbound Freight Station.

In-bound and Out-bound
Freight House Units

1 1 Lineal Feet in 60 Working Days

These units are the result of a study ol the
/lard types oi houses used by a large number ol
important Steam railroad trunk lines. Tin
form to the specifications set down by tin American
Rail gineerin iation aa io cleanu

widl ' otha i neral featun

Thi rool trusses on I hese buildii

.1 slate rool on wooden sheathing and pui I

rill aNo carry tile or composition
tee) i- purchased unci imerican

ty for Testi rials sp<

or build- d the fal

.inch will meet thf
i ritical requin ments.

h ol these building ui
rd panel ]» vhich ha «nd

d platform construction with continuous slid-

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AUSTIN COM \ i

Cross section of an Austin Freight Storage Warehouse built for the U. S. Government.

Austin Standards for
Freight Storage Warehouses

1000 Feet in 60 Working Days

This building is one hundred feet wide, has a
single row of columns and can be furnished in any
length in multiples of twenty feet. If a wider build-
ing is required this building may be extended in
multiples of fifty feet. The height may be varied
as required. The platform slopes toward the track
and all dimensions have been standardized to meet
railroad requirements.

It is well ventilated, and lighted, and has broad
unobstructed areas of floor space, 2,000 square feet
per column.

The structural capacity provides for a 1,000-
pound mono- rail at any panel point. The bottom
chords of the roof trusses are composed of two angle-
irons set back to back to take bolts for shaft hangers
at any panel point.

This Austin Standard has been built many
times. Stocks for two miles of this structure
held in Austin warehouses subject to prior sale.

Lengths up to 500 feet can be built by the
Austin Company in 30 working day-.

The units illustrated
few of the adaptation- of
bi nations can readily be
width from 30 to 100 feet
multiples oi 20 to 50 feet
feet. Austin Standards
freight handling service
house to the heaviest ty
warehouse.

on these pages are only a
Austin Standards. Corn-
worked out to give any
in multiples of 10 feet, and
in any width above 100
cover the entire rang
from the 30 foot freight
pe of mult i -story fireproof

1.000 square feet of No. 3. built foi
Products Co. in record tn

Austin No. 3 Stan

Schenectady. N Y.

Austin Standar is include multiple-story fireproof warehouses.

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Interior of an Austin Standard, 150x500 Feet, Four Lakes Ordnance Co.

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Architectural features may be varied to suit requirements.

18 to 20-foot headroom in side aisles and provision for crane
service in center aisle.

No. 3 with high clearance, for travel : n? cranes, as built for
the General Electric Company.

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Austin Standards for
Freight Car Repair Shops

500 Feet in 60 Working Days

Slight modifications of existing Austin Standards
will produce several types of freight car repair shops,
identical with those now being used by a number of
important trunk lines;

Like other Austin structural steel standards, the
roof frame is designed for 35 pounds live load. Pro-
vision is made for a 1,000 pound shafting load at each
panel point, and each panel point is punched to allow
for struts which will sustain a load of 2,000 pounds.
The roof may be of wood or gypsum tile sheathing.
Provisions can be made in the columns for any bridge
crane loading.

This building is of the Austin Standard 20 foot
panel length, and may be built in any width in
multiples of 50 feet. Side aisles are usually designed
for 18 to 20 feet clearance.

The generous metal sash areas along the sides
of the building and in the wide monitor insure maxi-
mum daylighting and excellent ventilation.

Any of these types lend themselves to high speed
completion. Sixty thousand square feet of floor space

in ff) wnrk in or Have

can

be built in 60 working days.

'Results— Not Excuses

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Austin No. 2 Standard, 90 x 860 Feet Built for New York Air Brake Company.

Austin Standard
Machine Shop

1,000 Feet in 60 Working Days

Normally this building is 90 feet wide, with
three 30- foot aisles. I-beams are used, and may be
cut to make the aisles any width less than 30 feet.
The length may be any multiple of 20 feet. Daylight
throughout the entire area is ample for machine-tool
operation.

Auxiliary columns may be provided to carry a
traveling crane in the center aisle; or a mono-rail can
be carried by the trusses or beams. To form a level
support for shafting, the beams are set horizontal.
An extra set to support shaft hangers may be carried
across the center aisle, as in the above illustration.

Austin No. 2 Standard may be extended side-
wise to include any desired number of aisles; and it
may be used as the upper story of other Austin
Standards.

The list of owners of Austin No. 2 Standard includes Amer-
ican Brake Shoe & Foundry Co., Erie, Pa.; A. P. \V. Paper Co.,
Albany, N. Y.; Cove] Mfg. Co., Benton Harbor, Mich.; Domin-
ion Steel Products Co., Brant lord, Ont.; Eastern Brass & Ingot
Co., Waterbury, Conn.; General Electric Co.. Schenectady. N.Y.;
Moore Steam Turbine Co., Wellsville, N. Y.; Morgai Engineer-
ing Co., Alliance. Ohio; New York Air Brake Co., Watertown,
V Y.; Torbenson Gear & Axle Co., Cleveland, Ohio; Turner-
Vaughn-Taylor Co., Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio.

This type of building is given as a typical example. Other

machine shop units are readily designed from the units illustrated

on pages 7 and 10.

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Austin No. 2 Standard, built for Dominion St'
Brantford, Ont.

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Section of No. 2 Standard,

Interior of Austin No. 2 Standard, Dominion Steel Prod I

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Center Aisle of Austin No. 6 Standard, Built for American Engineering Co.. Philadelphia.

Austin Standards for Forge,
Boiler and Wheel Shops

Completed in 60 Working Days

These three buildings are essentially similar
except as to the width of the center aisle. In No. 5
the center aisle is approximately 42 feet wide, and
the side aisles approximately 31 feet each, giving an
over-all width of 104 feet 8 inches. In No. 6 the
center aisle is approximately 47 feet wide; in No. 7,
approximately 57 feet. Reference to the cross-
sections on this page will make the differences clear.
Austin Standard Nos. 5, 6 and 7 can be furnished
without side-aisles, as illustrated above, or the side
aisles may be increased in width to 50 feet, to give
more machine space.

To make these buildings non-combustible, the
purlins are of steel, and the roof of corrugated iron.
Alternative roofing materials furnished as required.
Wood roofs and purlin may be substituted if it is
necessary to cut down the initial cost.

With the high center aisle and the ventilating-
sash in side-walls and monitor, there is excellent
ventilation. Air currents enter through the side-
wall ventilators, and move upward, taking smoke
and fumes through the monitor-ventilators. All
ventilator-sash may be connected to sash operator-.

The center aisle may be provided with crane-
rails for an overhead traveling crane. The crane
capacity desired should be stated in any inquiries
for these buildings.

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Cross-section of Austin Standard Adapted to Locomotive-Erecting and Machine-Shop.

Austin Standards for
Locomotive Erecting
and Machine Shops

Completed in 90 Working Days

Highly specialized buildings, such as transverse
locomotive erecting and machine shops are readily
constructed with Austin Standard Units.

Austin Standards adapted to longitudinal
locomotive and machine shop.

The above cross section for instance is a typical
example. The erecting aisles of this building may
be made 64, 70, 80, 90 or 100 feet wide. The machine
shop section in the center aisle may be made 100,
150, 160, 170 or 200 feet wide, and equipped with
bridge crane runways for any required loading. In
any case, the columns and bracing will be designed
and fabricated to provide for the required crane
capacity. Five hundred feet of this building, or one
similar, can be delivered complete and ready for
occupancy in 90 working days. This high speed
service will be undertaken on a penalty and bonus
contract.

A 90-working-day delivery of the longitudinal
locomotive-and-machine shop building, illustrated
at the right above, is guaranteed by the Austin organ-
ization.

The center aisle of this building is slightly over
68 feet, the side aisles are 30 feet, but can be made
50 feet wide if desired. There are other Austin
Standards that will meet special conditions which
may surround your work. Austin Engineers will
gladly assist in the application of these standards.

Architectural features may be varied to suit requirements.

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Austin Standard R. R. Buildings are of
permanent and substantial construction.

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Cross-section Railway Round-house. It represents the best features of round house construction on the principal trunk lines.

Austin Standards for
Round House Construction

TN 75 working days from date of order you may occupy a twenty stall round house of the
A aboye type of construction. Our engineers have investigated the modern types of round
houses with a view to suggesting a typical section. The one shown represents the best ideas as
gleaned from the latest types of round houses built by a number of the important trunk lines.
It provides a permanent structure that obviates the usual ventilation and corrosion difficulties,
and insures generous daylighting.

Other sections or materials may be specified to meet special conditions but a quicker and
more positive delivery of the complete house will be obtained bv using the materials and
design shown in the above illustration. These include plain and" reinforced concrete in the
building frame, and a combination of Tee-beam and floor tile roof construction.

The Austin plan does not limit the length, width and spread of the stalls. All the essential
materials in a structure of this kind are available in almost any locality. The cost is but little
more than that for far less permanent structures.

In an engine terminal layout, including buildings other than round houses, the schedule

for building a round house is made
sufficiently liberal to allow other terminal
buildings to be constructed simultaneously

and complet-
ed within the
period.

The Austin
organization
is prepared
to construct
complete
terminal
layouts in

ord time.

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THL AUSTIN CO

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Austin No. 3 Standard with extended columns allowing crane operation on both side aisles-
built for the General Electric Company of Schenectady, N. Y.

Interior construction of the same building — broad unobstructed areas with plenty of light

are the rule with Austin Standards.

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Quick Construction of Special Buildings

When considering The Austin Company for building-work, ask any of the corporations
mentioned below concerning the Austin record on their work. Most of these jobs were specially
designed.

Morgan Engineering Company, Alliance. Ohio
Note the 100-foot span for trftveling-crtnee

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Pittsburgh Transformer Company, Pittsburgh
Completed in 78 working days.

American Engineering Company Ph
Three buildings in 90 working |

its Lomii

•norc. Md.

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General Electric Company. Lynn. Maw
Thirty-six days ahead of time.

Tidewater Oil Company. Bayonm
Thirty days ahead of time.

Ludlum Steel Compa
Designed by Theodore W $3,000 bonus

for completion one day ahead o'

American Refractories Company. Baltin
Buildings completed in 3' 2 months.
On time to the day.

Results— Not Excuses

How to Use Austin Service

*T*HE Austin Company renders a comprehensive and efficient service in
A the design, construction and equipment of railway buildings. If you
contemplate building, you owe yourself the satisfaction of investigating
Austin facilities; for you cannot otherwise be sure of buying to the best
advantage.

Investigate the record of Austin per-
formance in high quality, quick time, low
price. See some of the Austin buildings
near you, and talk with the owners. For
this purpose we have furnished names and
addresses throughout the book.

Investigate the financial responsibility
of the Austin Company. Look up its
commercial rating.

Then, when you have assured your-
self that The Austin Company is able and
responsible, consider whether your needs
will be served by any of the Austin Stan-
dard Railway-Buildings or their possible
combinations. If so, you will save time
and money.

If you decide that your work must be
distinctly individual, ask for a conference
with Austin Engineers.

If preliminary plans meet with your
approval, tell The Austin Company to
submit its suggested engineering-contract
for preparing complete plans and specifi-
cations, or to submit its prices under any
form of building-contract you may prefer.

Remember that The Austin Company
will do all or any part of the work —engi-

neering, construction and equipment,
will

It

Develop your general plan and express it in terms
of layout and buildings;

Submit designs in competition with other engi-
neers;

Accept orders for designs to be submitted to other
builders for competitive bids;

Build from designs made by other engineers;

Work in co-operation with the owner's engiii'

If your designs are to be made by
your own engineer, instruct him for the
sake of speed and economy to have them
conform, so far as may be possible, to
Austin Standards.

If your designs are already made,
allow The Austin Company to check them
over, without charge. Such checks have
often suggested possibilities of simplicity
and economy.

And finally:

In sending your inquiry, be as definite
and explicit as possible. State the purpose
of the building, the area required, the size
and location of the site, the nature of the
ground, the desired date of completion.

Write, wire or phone the nearest
office.

The Austin Company

ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS
CLEVELAND 16112 Euclid Avenue

NEW YORK 217 Broadway Barclay 8886 CHICAGO

PHILADELPHIA 1026 Bulletin Bldg. Spruce 1291 DETROIT

WASHINGTON 1313 H Street N. W. Franklin 6420 PITTSBURGH

Eddy 4500

437 Peoples Gas Bldg.

1430 Penobscot Bldg. Cherry 4466

493 Union Arcade Grant 6071

INDIANAPOLIS 717 Merchants* Bank Bldg. Main 6428

Export Representative: The American Steel Export Co.
Woolworth Building, New York

Austin Standards are readily adapted for crane operation. The above illu-trates an Austin-Built

machine shop -Morgan En. mpany.

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